The Latest Real Estate Market Updates, Research & Information

Core logic has released a housing market update for July 2017. The following information explains the current market conditions for Adelaide and the combined capital city housing market. Since the end of 2008 Adelaide home values have increased by a cumulative 17% with values increasing by 2.4% over the past year. However more recently in…

The recent census has revealed data showing the increase of group households in Australian capital cities. A group household is defined as more than two people that are over 15 and are not related that live in the same home. There has been a 10.5% national increase in the past 5 years of group households….

The dreaded B-word is yet to be utilised with mainstream, middle of the road economists but many are saying that people should think twice before buying property in the current market, especially in Sydney and Melbourne. American ratings agency Standard & Poor, has become more focused and vocal on the Australian market in recent…

Revenue from property transactions accounts for 51.9% of total tax revenue for local governments Latest figures from the ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) in relation to taxation data for the 2015-16 financial year show that $49.5b in property taxes were collected by state and local governments. This was 9.6% higher over the year and is…

There’s a lot of chatter about housing affordability at the moment and with the timely release of the RPData Core Logic housing affordability report which has provided us with some great insights into where things are going. Mainly the national housing debate focuses on first home buyers and the growing deposit hurdle. Coupled with lower…

What you can’t claim Expenses you cannot claim include: Those relating to your personal use of the rental property Utility bills paid by the tenant Borrowing costs where you have borrowed against the equity in the investment property for private use Costs relating to the purchase or sale of the investment property. But remember, many…

Adelaide recorded a clearance rate of 66% across 151 auctions this week, up from 65.3% across 165 auctions last week. At the same time last year, 154 homes were taken to auction, with 49.3% recording a successful result. Nationally, auction levels are at their highest since March thus year with 3,411 auctions held over the…

The combined capital city preliminary clearance rate rose this week to 75.0 per cent, up from last week’s final clearance rate of 73.0 per cent. This week’s auction market results indicate that clearance rates are maintaining strength coming into summer, a trend that is very different compared with last year’s performance when auctions clearance rates…

New figures provided by RP Data Core Logic are showing that the dwelling prices in Adelaide are increasing faster than any other capital city, outpacing property heavyweights Sydney and Melbourne. Adelaide prices have risen 0.5% in just a week and a whopping 2.9% for the previous month according to the data. Sydney recorded and increase…

There’s lots of advice and opinions out there in the market. Many agents will give different advice and have different opinions on what gets a property sold. There are also differences in what an owner will determine as a successful sale. Some will gage the level of success on profit, others may look at just…

As you head east across Goodwood Road begin to move into some of the most sought after and beautiful real estate in Adelaide. Millswood, Hyde Park, Unley Park, across Unley to Parkside and Eastwood is filled with classic period homes and gorgeous property that is some of the most expensive in the entire state reaching…

The inner southern suburbs of Adelaide located in the Mitcham and Unley Council areas between South Road and Goodwood Road are fast becoming some of the most sought after in the state. The area has a great blend of early 1900 character homes, renovated, un-renovated and large allotments. The council development plans in these areas…